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Leadership patterns and the development of ideology in early Christianity.

From: Sociology of Religion  |  Date: 12/22/1997  |  Author: Horrell, David

Gerd Theissen opened up important questions concerning the conflict in earliest Christianity between "charismatic" and "community organizer" forms of itinerant leadership. This paper focuses upon the equally significant distinction between itinerant Leadership and leadership from resident members of the community, examining evidence for the development from the former to the latter in early Christianity and evidence of the conflicts and difficulties caused by this transformation. It is also ...

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